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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Quest for Cuffs

With Clint's birthday approaching, I had decided to buy him a pair of handcuffs as a silly add-on gift. I thought they might be handy for...his earthquake emergency kit. Yeah. Because if there's ever a natural disaster and someone tries to steal your food, you might need to restrain said-person with handcuffs.

So I went on Amazon and searched out furry cuffs (because even emergency kit food-thieves would appreciate soft fuzzy comfort in bright pink, right?). But all of the furry cuffs got bad reviews. A lot of people said they broke after only one time of use. I was disappointed by this. Even though this was just a novelty gift, I still wanted something with a little more quality than a toy you could buy from the 99 Cent Store. I finally gave up on furry cuffs (sorry future food thief) and ordered a pair of simple, stainless steal cuffs that had over two hundred 4- and 5- star reviews. I decided to have them shipped to my mother-in-law's house to avoid Clint being privy to his gift. They were to arrive in a plain box, so I wasn't worried about her being in on my purchase.

The day after I placed my order, Clint's mom called and asked if she could order something through our Amazon account. We're Amazon Prime members, and she wanted the free shipping. Clint told her "sure." I didn't think anything of it.

Later, I dropped the kids off at her house, and she asked. "So when are your handcuffs supposed to arrive?"

I think my mouth probably hit the floor.

Apparently when she went to place her order through our Amazon account, it showed her my most recent purchase. I was quick to tell her that Clint needed them for our earthquake kit. I'm sure the nodding head on her part was complete, utter belief.

Later on that night, Clint went to check his e-mail when he burst into uncontrollable laughter. When he finally was able to stop, he said, "Uh, honey...?" He turned his laptop to face me, and there it was. A giant picture of handcuffs with the bold print words: "You're item has been shipped!"

So yeah, I obviously didn't realize he received shipping notifications from Amazon. And I officially need to work on my ninja skills when it comes to keeping gifts on the down-low.

On the plus side, the handcuffs arrived last week, and they are just perfect for our...earthquake kit.